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Kuopio Market Hall
Market hall in Kuopio, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kuopio Market Hall is an Art Nouveau-style market hall on Kuopio Market Square in the Multimäki district[2] in Kuopio, Finland. The market hall has a sales point for 30 companies. It is open all year round six days a week.[3]
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The market is known for selling meat and traditional fish pies, named kalakukko, as well as handmade craft items.[3][4] Apaja Shopping Cente is underground, located below the market hall. [3]
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The building was designed by Johan Victor Strömberg and the market hall began operations in August 1902.[1] Prior to the construction of the market, the area served as horse stables.[5] The hall was expanded in 1914 with a meat inspection center designed by Arne Sirelius, which now functions as a fish market.[1] Later, the appearance of the hall has been improved and interior renovations have been made. The demolition of the market hall was last seriously discussed in the 1960s.[1] However, it was decided to renovate the market hall in the early 1970s.[1] The current coloring of the building dates from this period.[1]
The Market Hall project had been planned since the 1870s.[6] The purity requirements for food sales had risen, and thus the need to build a permanent Point of Sale on the market also came to Kuopio. At the same time, the construction of a bazaar building was also planned for the square, but it was never carried out; also the market hall planned for the harbor square at the same time was never realized either.[6]
There is a statue named "Veljmies" on the eastern side of the market hall, and a second statue named "Siskotyttö" on the western side of the market.[3]
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